Rationale:
Lower case b and d looks very similar, some students
tend to confuse the two. It is important for students to correctly
recognize letters for both reading and writing literacy. The lesson
will help students recognize the differences between b and d using instruction and practice
strategies.The lesson focuses on helping children with the recognition
of the two letters and understanding characteristics that make the
letters different.

Materials:

-Cards with b and d

-Cards with b words (big, bear, black, book)

-Cards with d words (dirt, dove, dip, drag)

-Cards with both b and d words (one word from theb
list on the front of the card; one word from thed
list on the back of the same card)

1. Explain: Explain to the student that we
will be learning about b and d and how to better recognize them.

2. I will start by writing the letters b and d on the board. In order to assess
prior knowledge, I will ask the students to make the sound that b makes and the sound that d makes. I will ask them to give me
examples of words that begin with b
and d.

3. The letter b
makes the bbb-uh sound b=/b/.
Can you make the bbb-uh sound?

The letter d makes the ddd-uh sound d=/d/. Can you make the ddd-uh
sound?

4. Now, I am going to show you some cards that
have words that begin with the b and d sound. I want you to say them
with me out loud.

5. I will write a tongue twister on the board and
I want us to say it together. "A big black bug bit a big black bear,
and made the big black bear run." Now let's stretch out the bbb-uh
sound when we hear it. "A bbbig bbblack bbbug bbbit a bbbig bbblack
bbbear, and made the bbbig bbblack bbbear run." The next tongue twister
we are going say is, "Dan dug deep holes in the dark dirt." Now let's
stretch out the ddd-uh sound. "Dddan dddug dddeep holes in the dddark
dddirt."

6. Model: Now, let's get out our paper and
pencil and lets practice writing our b's
and d's. We are going to
start with b. "Start up at the roof, go down and bbbounce up to the
fence and around. Now do it with me. On your own paper write five b's. Now that we all know how to
make a b, we are going to
write little d. Everyone
knows how to make a c, right?
We are going to make a little c
then turn it into little d by
adding a line. Now, on your paper write little d five times."

7. Whole Texts:
While I read the book, Chicka
Chicka Boom Boom, I want you to hold up the Bb or Dd letter card stick whenever you
hear and see a Bb or Dd.

8. Assessement: I
will assess the students individually at the end of the lesson by
having the students come to my desk. I will provide the students with a
sheet containing uppercase and lower case B's and D's and have them name each letter
as I point to it (see below). I will also be assessing their papers
from where they wrote their letters previously in the lesson.